When Boyle ran Gulfcoast's Sarasota office she had a team of
staff attorneys and dozens of well-credentialed volunteer lawyers.

Now, one staff attorney is assigned to the office, Dubrule said.

Still, the interim executive director said Gulfcoast is "ready to
provide the services we've always provided."

"For our clients in Sarasota and Manatee counties, we provide
services for housing, foreclosure, elder law, public benefits --
we're committed to provide high quality service that we've always
provided since 1981."

Earlier lawsuit

Mullin fired Boyle in May.

Boyle contends her dismissal stemmed from a federal age
discrimination complaint she filed four months earlier, and for her
refusal to drop a case involving a quadriplegic woman whom she hoped
to assist in finding longterm care.

Boyle's lawsuit, which she filed pro se, also accuses Mullin and
Gulfcoast of violating her civil rights and of libeling her on three
occasions.

According to the complaint, during her 11 years at the legal aid
nonprofit, Boyle oversaw 250 volunteers, managed more than 7,400
cases, was the lead attorney on 3,800 cases, and brought in hundreds
of thousands of dollars in grants and other funding. …